articulation
ar.tic.u.la.tion \(.)a:r-.tik-y*-'la--sh*n\ n 1a: the action or manner of
jointing or interrelating 1b: the state of being jointed or interrelated
2a1: a joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a v
ertebrate 2a2: a movable joint between rigid parts of any animal 2b1: a
joint between two separable plant parts (as the base of a leafstalk) 2b2:
a plant stem node or internode 3a: the act or manner of articulating
sounds 3b: an articulated utterance or sound; specif : CONSONANT